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    Single Pure - Quadratics in Disguise

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    This document provides 32 quadratic equations in disguised form and their solutions. It explains that a quadratic in disguise has an equation where the power on one variable is twice that of the other. The equations can then be factorized or completed into the standard quadratic form to solve for real solutions. Solutions are provided for each equation in the document.

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    This document provides 32 quadratic equations in disguised form and their solutions. It explains that a quadratic in disguise has an equation where the power on one variable is twice that of the other. The equations can then be factorized or completed into the standard quadratic form to solve for real solutions. Solutions are provided for each equation in the document.

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    This document provides 32 quadratic equations in disguised form and their solutions. It explains that a quadratic in disguise has an equation where the power on one variable is twice that of the other. The equations can then be factorized or completed into the standard quadratic form to solve for real solutions. Solutions are provided for each equation in the document.

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    Single Pure - Quadratics in Disguise

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    This document provides 32 quadratic equations in disguised form and their solutions. It explains that a quadratic in disguise has an equation where the power on one variable is twice that of the other. The equations can then be factorized or completed into the standard quadratic form to solve for real solutions. Solutions are provided for each equation in the document.

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    Single Pure - Quadratics In Disguise

    To spot a quadratic in disguise you are looking for an equation where the power on one of the
    variables is twice that on the other. For example

    (whatever) 18 + 4(whatever) 9 − 5.

    This can then factorise to


    ((whatever) 9 + 5)((whatever) 9 − 1),
    or you can complete the square to

    ((whatever) 9 + 2) 2 − 9.

    Solve the following:


    √
    1. x 4 − 13x 2 + 36 = 0. x = ±2 or x = ±3 18. t = 4 t + 1. √
    t =9±4 5

    2. x 4 − 15x 2 − 16 = 0. x = ±4 19. 22x + 8 = 9 × 2x . x = 0 or x = 3

    3. x 4 + 5x 2 + 6 = 0. √
    No real solutions
    20. 2 x + √9x = 9. x = 49 or x = 9

    4. x 6 + 7x 3 = 8. x = −2 or x = 1  2  
    21. 1
    x +1 = 8 1
    x . [Do this question in two
    5. 2x 4 = x 2 + 1. x = ±1
    ways.] √
    x = 4 ± 15
    √
    6. x + 3 = 4 x. x = 1 or x = 9
    22. 2(cos θ) 2 = 8 cos θ + 21. No real solutions
    √
    7. 12x 4 = 2x 2 + 4. x = ± 36
    23. x 8 + 4x 4 = 3. √
    q
    4
    x = ± −2 + 7

    8. 2(sin x) 2 + sin x − 1 = 0 in range 0 < x <


    360. x = 270 or x = 30 or x = 150 24. 22x + 1 = 2x+1 . x=0

    9. 4x 4 +144
    = x2. x = ± 23 or x = ±4 25. 22x + 128 = 3 × 2x+3 . x = 3 or x = 4
    73

    10. 2(cos x) 2 + (cos x) = 6. No real solutions


    26. 81 + 32x+1 = 4 × 3x+2 . x = 2 or x =

    √
    11. x = 2 x + 3. x=9 27. a2x + a4 = a x+1 + a x+3 . x = 1 or x = 3

    12. 6x 2/3 + 5x 1/3 − 4 = 0. x = 18 or x = − 27


    64 Only attempt the following if you have studied
    logarithms.
    13. (x 2 − 4x + 1) 2 + (x 2 − 4x + 1) − 12 = 0.
    √
    28. 22x − 13 × 2x + 42 = 0. x = log2 7 or x = log2 6
    x =2± 6

    √ 29. 42x − 9 × 4x + 14 = 0. x = log4 7 or x = 12


    14. 2θ + 15 = 11 θ. θ = 9 or θ = 25
    4

    30. 32x + 10 = 7 × 3x . x = log3 2 or x = log3 5


    15. x 2 + 72
    x2
    = 17. √
    x = ±3 or x = ±2 2

    √ √ 31. 22x − 5 × 2x+1 + 25 = 0.


    16. z − 2 4 z = 3. z = 81 (only) x = log2 5 (repeated)

    17. 22x − 12 × 2x + 32 = 0. x = 2 or x = 3 32. 32x − 3x+2 + 20 = 0. x = log3 4 or x = log3 5

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